Fashioning Interiors Part 3: Decorating is in the Details
What distinguishes a good stylist, whether in home or in fashion, from a great stylist? It's her attention to detail. Detailing such as trim, ruffles, fringe, patterns, and other ornamentation is what makes an ordinary piece extraordinary. You also can add detailing to your existing pieces for a customized look. Here are some creative ways details make a difference:
Upholstering a chair back with a coordinating fabric is not only elegant—it's economical. Printed fabrics are often more expensive than solids. But using them in small doses still provides a high-end look.
Adorn a roman shade with playful tassels. The trim can easily be attached using fabric glue or hot glue gun!
Notice the toss pillows have piping in alternating colors. Piping is a subtle, yet effective way to tie in a color scheme.
Choose details that coincide with your decorating style. For example, weathered wood, bamboo shades, ceramics and natural fabrics are all details that say cottage.
Are you a hopeless romantic? Spread the romance throughout your home by adding brooches to toss pillows, trim your table linens in lace, and add antiqued wood appliques to your existing furniture.
Surprisingly, all of these details work well together mainly because of the monochromatic palette. There are so many ideas to steal from this one image:
1. The wallpaper adds instant drama to this entryway.
2. The fuchsia lampshades add fun and sophistication.
3. A patterned table looks pricey when adorned with nailhead trim (double dose of detail).
4. The striped flooring says that you are daring and delightful.
5. The painted mirror frame says you have a keen eye for color.
All the examples in this article are clever ways to draw attention to your designs. In what way have you given attention to detail in your home?
More: Tour a super model home.
1. The wallpaper adds instant drama to this entryway.
2. The fuchsia lampshades add fun and sophistication.
3. A patterned table looks pricey when adorned with nailhead trim (double dose of detail).
4. The striped flooring says that you are daring and delightful.
5. The painted mirror frame says you have a keen eye for color.
All the examples in this article are clever ways to draw attention to your designs. In what way have you given attention to detail in your home?
More: Tour a super model home.